Wheaton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Wheaton Township itself; outside it, Westhope draws the most (19%, 18 miles). Employers in Wheaton Township report 7 jobs; 21 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Wheaton Township
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Wheaton Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Wheaton Township goes to work
Where Wheaton Township clocks in
Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Goods jobs make up 71% of work in Wheaton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheaton Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 7. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wheaton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wheaton Township
of Wheaton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Wheaton Township commutes less than 31 miles
About 24% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Wheaton Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheaton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Antler Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Eden Valley Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Hoffman Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Antler Township, Eden Valley Township and Hoffman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wheaton Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Wheaton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wheaton Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wheaton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westhope (19%, 18 mi), Minot (14%, 49 mi), Newburg (10%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wheaton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheaton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheaton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.